diff --git a/aiohttp/worker.py b/aiohttp/worker.py
index e2c707d207e..78505dfc34f 100644
--- a/aiohttp/worker.py
+++ b/aiohttp/worker.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 import logging
 import os
 import signal
+import ssl
 import sys
 import gunicorn.workers.base as base
 
@@ -80,9 +81,13 @@ def close(self):
 
     @asyncio.coroutine
     def _run(self):
+
+        ctx = self._create_ssl_context(self.cfg) if self.cfg.is_ssl else None
+
         for sock in self.sockets:
             handler = self.make_handler(self.wsgi)
-            srv = yield from self.loop.create_server(handler, sock=sock.sock)
+            srv = yield from self.loop.create_server(handler, sock=sock.sock,
+                                                     ssl=ctx)
             self.servers[srv] = handler
 
         # If our parent changed then we shut down.
@@ -142,6 +147,21 @@ def handle_abort(self, sig, frame):
         self.alive = False
         self.exit_code = 1
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def _create_ssl_context(cfg):
+        """ Creates SSLContext instance for usage in asyncio.create_server.
+
+        See ssl.SSLSocket.__init__ for more details.
+        """
+        ctx = ssl.SSLContext(cfg.ssl_version)
+        ctx.load_cert_chain(cfg.certfile, cfg.keyfile)
+        ctx.verify_mode = cfg.cert_reqs
+        if cfg.ca_certs:
+            ctx.load_verify_locations(cfg.ca_certs)
+        if cfg.ciphers:
+            ctx.set_ciphers(cfg.ciphers)
+        return ctx
+
 
 class GunicornUVLoopWebWorker(GunicornWebWorker):
 
diff --git a/tests/test_worker.py b/tests/test_worker.py
index 15abe1d9f9e..889c3cabbe4 100644
--- a/tests/test_worker.py
+++ b/tests/test_worker.py
@@ -116,15 +116,23 @@ def test__run_ok(worker, loop):
     ret.set_result(sock)
     worker.wsgi.make_handler.return_value.num_connections = 1
     worker.cfg.max_requests = 100
+    worker.cfg.is_ssl = True
 
-    with mock.patch('aiohttp.worker.asyncio') as m_asyncio:
-        m_asyncio.sleep = mock.Mock(
-            wraps=asyncio.coroutine(lambda *a, **kw: None))
-        loop.run_until_complete(worker._run())
+    ssl_context = mock.Mock()
+    with mock.patch('ssl.SSLContext', return_value=ssl_context):
+        with mock.patch('aiohttp.worker.asyncio') as m_asyncio:
+            m_asyncio.sleep = mock.Mock(
+                wraps=asyncio.coroutine(lambda *a, **kw: None))
+            loop.run_until_complete(worker._run())
 
     assert worker.notify.called
     assert worker.log.info.called
 
+    args, kwargs = loop.create_server.call_args
+    assert 'ssl' in kwargs
+    ctx = kwargs['ssl']
+    assert ctx is ssl_context
+
 
 def test__run_exc(worker, loop):
     with mock.patch('aiohttp.worker.os') as m_os:
@@ -138,6 +146,7 @@ def test__run_exc(worker, loop):
         worker.log = mock.Mock()
         worker.loop = mock.Mock()
         worker.notify = mock.Mock()
+        worker.cfg.is_ssl = False
 
         with mock.patch('aiohttp.worker.asyncio.sleep') as m_sleep:
             slp = helpers.create_future(loop)